Information Revolution and Cyber Warfare: Role of Artificial Intelligence in Combatting Terrorist Propaganda

Abstract

Advancement in the Information Technology (IT) field has revolutionized the ways of communication in today’s world. The present age of information revolution has changed the nature of supremacy and has amplified its diffusion. Power over information is widely distributed to government, large corporations, informal ad hoc groups, non-profits and non-state actors. Digital inclusion has brought visible and concrete revolution to modern society and has also induced challenges related to transparency, security, privacy, confidentiality and protection of cyberspace. Cyber issues are not new but are widely spreading due to the information revolution and advanced social media applications. Social media has become an important platform for non-state actors to spread propaganda and fake warfare. There is a dire need to harness emerging and disruptive technologies to overcome challenges posed by cyber warfare. The development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques provided advanced capabilities to military for improve national security. This paper is based on qualitative research methodology to describe the information revolution and its implications on cyber security. It gives an insight to the role of social media in spreading agenda of non-state actors and the significance of AI in military domains to disrupt terrorist propaganda.